Politics. On Point.

Vice President Biden Chief of Staff, Allan Hoffman has resigned from his post. Hoffman worked with Hillary Clinton on health-care reform.  He joined Vice President Biden as deputy chief of staff, managing the daily operations of Joe Biden’s office, focusing on administration, the legislative agenda and outreach. Hoffman called his career in Washington a "whirlwind". “I’ve been very fortunate to work in government and work for the American people in areas that I’m passionate about” , he said. One such area is closing the sentencing disparity between those prosecuted for selling powder cocaine versus crack cocaine.  A former prosecutor, Hoffman says the system needs to be "fair" and "just". Describing his former employee as one with “sharp political sense, a keen sense of timing, a sense of what makes people tick and a sense of humor”, Biden said in a released statement today, "For more than a decade, Alan has been my trusted advisor.  As Ch...